Material Qualification and Process Specification: Collaborate with Procurement, Quality,and Operations to formulate and execute lab-to-plant qualification protocols for alternative raw materials to optimize raw material P&L without compromising performance and translating material characterization data into strict plant process specifications. Root-Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA): Serve as the principal technical contact to diagnose and resolve complex material defects, cure/mixing instabilities, crosslinking optimization, delamination issues, thermal stability analysis, viscoelastic behavior and melt fracture elimination.